Here’s what @EinsteinEP made of the pedals:
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tl;dr, they’re great pedals for the price. The plastic parts are quite strong and seem durable, and there are metal parts of the construction that give it an overall solid feel. From a performance perspective, I’ve had no issues with centering or noise, and have used the pedals successfully in tailwheel and helicopter sims. I do find the pedal track is a little narrower than I would like, but it didn’t take long to adapt.
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Thanks for the link. I just bought some. I was still using those worn out CH Pros that had a non working brake axis. I just couldn’t justify many hundreds of dollars for pedals…as much as I’d like to. I’ll give these TFRP’s a whirl…
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LOL…started this thread nearly two years ago and have been getting by with my CH pedals for all that time (one brake axis not working). While I’d love a higher end set of pedals, those TMs were too cheap to not try. Unfortunate, they just arrived and I have no power…lol…,
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I had the same problem with my CH pedals. I put up with one of the brake axis not working for about three years. Sometime last year I got fed up with it though and took them apart. It turned out that one of the very thin wires had been neatly cut after getting caught in the main rudder mechanism. A quick solder job and everything was working good as new. I am tempted by the Thrustmaster pedals though, so please let us know your thoughts on their performance once your power comes back on.
Yeah, I took mine apart too and got it working for a few months. But when I reassembled it I must not have got it perfect because it has a slight left drift from the center position which was always frustrating to deal with.
I certainly have had my money’s worth out of the CH pedals. I think I have had them for about 15 years now. The feel kind of light though, especially now that I am using the very solid Warthog for the rest of my controls.
So how are those pedals?
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Yep - open that box for goodness sake! 
I’m curious about additional thoughts on:
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How’s the lack of toe-brakes? It’s kind of my sticking point, regardless of price.
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Can you DCS Gazelle in them? That’s the true test
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My feet are quite big. I am worried about pressing both down at the same size based on Erik’s review. Give us a foot estimate using a banana or something for reference (any well-known fruit will do, given your winter storm).
I installed them - and yes, they do have toe-brake (L/R) axis as well (if you are asking about the TFRPs). Very smooth thus far…and the rudder axis is smooth. Rudder axis is butter smooth…owing to the fact they are brand new. The metal guides the rudders ride on might be susceptible to gumming up with cat hair and debris perhaps over time…but for now they are very smooth. With shoes on (I wear size 12 US), and my heels resting in the removable bottom cup of the pedal, they are quite comfortable. I might have preferred they be spaced perhaps an additional 2 or 3 inches apart (width), but they feel fine. With shoes off, my feet fit perfectly on the pedals. Depressing the brakes feels angularly right, as in - I’m not tearing any tendons to reach their full depression.
Usually I have my pedals resting up against a board I have between the back of the pedals and the back wall of my house to prevent them from sliding backwards. I’ll probably still do that, but just to test the “stickyness” of the five rubber feet that hold the pedals to the floor, I pulled them out and applied what I would consider to be a hefty bit of pressure on the pedal in full deflection (in the rudder axis). They will slide with a stupid amount of force, but otherwise stay put on my hardwood floor. On carpet, the pads should grip even better I’d guess…
So far only tried them in X-Plane and they work great. Wow…what a relief to finally have independent brake axes again after a couple years without. Joy joy…! Will report back on DCS World…!
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And just did this, and yes, there is a tendency for the closest edge of the base to rise slightly when depressing both pedals heavily. Sliding my foot down about one inch puts the center of pressure lower on the pedal and the tipping is almost entirely eliminated. Which means it might be good for those with 11+ shoe size to perhaps do away with the bottom foot rests (which are removable) so that you can just slide your feet down slightly.
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My research wasn’t exhaustive. lol
Cool, I have a broken Saitek’s (left pedal) so will order some of these. The only reason I hadn’t was because I thought there were no toe brakes. forest_gump_I_am_not_a_smart_man.jpg 
For the price - thus far they seem pretty good. They are plastic, but they feel quite rigid. They could stand to be a bit heavier…but heck, I might mount them to a steel plate or something to give them more weight. Now…where did I put that depleted uranium and my 20T hydraulic press…
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I really didnt care for them in DCS, I fly mostly WWII stuff as of late, lots of rudder action and I just didnt like how they felt, Luckily my MFG’s are ready to ship, so I just blew up my Mastercard with those, si I expect to see a big difference there, I will be able to really give a good comparison from what should be both ends of the spectrum.
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Feel free to run those through my house on the way to you. I think I should Quality Assurance them before you wring them out.
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I’m… like- Not envious at all.
Nope. Nonono.
Not me.
Niet.
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If it makes you feel better, I am still waiting on the wife explosion when she sees the MC bill
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Very marginally. 
But I appreciate your gesture!
Hmm…well, my first DCS flight with the TFRPs didn’t…uh…go so well. 
Can’t blame the pedals though…purely pilot error on the collective and allowing a bit of VRS. I don’t own the Gazelle…so I’ll have to pick it up in the next sale…(when is that happening?)…
What happened to my skids?? Dang…I can’t believe the helo flew normally after that crunching impact…!
That’s OK…in a mere 170 seconds, we’ll be back in business…!
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